The New Public Charge Rule (also referred to as the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule, 84 FR 52357) has been brought to a halt. On July 29, 2020, Judge George B. Daniels of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a nationwide preliminary... read more →
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2020年10月2日，美国移民局（“ DHS”）将不仅增加申请费，还将改变美国公民及移民服务局处理的许多申请的费用结构。更新后的费用表已于2020年8月3日发布在联邦公报上，旨在为USCIS提供足够的财政资源以充分服务于公众。一些最剧烈的变化将影响使用最广泛的形式。 公民申请费用增加 N-400入籍申请将增长81-83％，具体取决于您是在线还是纸质申请。截至2020年10月2日的费用将为$1,160美元（在线申请）和$1,170美元（书面申请）。不论提交方式如何，目前的费用为640美元（加上85美元的生物识别费）。 调整身份申请（绿卡）结构 另一个显着区别是消除了同时提交时免除的某些申请费。目前，在申请调整身份（“绿卡申请”）时，1,225美元的申请费中包括工作许可证和旅行证件的费用。单独调整申请费降低到$1,130。但是工卡和旅游证的申请会要另外收费。以前在$1,225美元下收到的福利，现在将需花费I-485 1,130美元，工作许可证550美元和旅行证件590美元，总计2,270美元。该费用不包括调整身份申请所依据的家属移民申请。 庇护申请费 美国移民局将首次向I-589庇护申请收取申请费。$50美元的费用将针对所有的庇护申请。以前免费的《初次工作许可证》安排也已取消，因为现在工卡的价格为$550美元，甚至在申请庇护后，即使是初次工作许可证也要另加$30美元的指纹别费。 工作签证 许多常用的工作签证费用也增加。 O Visas现在需要$705美元的备案费，从目前的$460美元上调。 NAFTA专业人士的TN签证价格从460美元上调至$695美元。 L-1 Visa的费用将从$460美元的大幅上涨至$805美元。截至10月2日，H-1B费用也将从$460美元提高到$555美元。 以下是一些最常见应用程序的费用变更： 移民表格目前费用10/2/2020后的新费用I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card$455$415I-129H1$460$555I-129H2B, Named Beneficiaries$460$715I-129O$460$705I-130, Petition for Alien Relative$535$550 (online)$560 (paper filing)I-131, Application for Travel Document$575$590I-140, Petition for Alien Worker$700$555I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion$675$700I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow, or Special... read more →
Aug
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published two rules greatly limiting asylum seekers’ ability to apply for an employment authorization document (EAD). The first rule will go into effect August 21, 2020, while the second set of rules will go into effect August 25, 2020. Below, we break down... read more →
Aug
21
On October 2, 2020, The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) will not only increase filing fees but will also change the fee structure of many applications processed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Updated Fee Schedule was published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020, and... read more →
Aug
14
Widow(er) of a U.S. citizen If you were married to a U.S. citizen who has never filed a Form I-130, family petition for you, you can now file a Form I-360, Self-Petition as a Widow(er) of a U.S. Citizen. The Form I-360 must be filed within 2 years of your... read more →
Aug
07
On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court reinstated DACA, settling the issue of whether the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed to comply with the Administrative Procedure Act when it abruptly ended the program in 2017. With the revival of DACA, people rushed to submit new applications in anticipation that... read more →
Jul
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I was recently reminded of how essential an advocate is to any immigration case. Immigration attorneys do much more than simply fill out paperwork. An experienced, confident and optimistic attorney can be the difference between an immigration benefit being approved or denied. This past year, I represented John and Maria... read more →
Jul
24
Una persona que entró con estatus de visa válida fue inspeccionada y admitida o puesta en libertad condicional en los Estados Unidos y cumple con otros requisitos de calificación puede ser capaz de ajustar su estatus. Esto significa que pueden solicitar y recibir una tarjeta verde sin necesidad de salir... read more →
Jul
22
On June 30th, 2020, the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B Cap petition filing period closed, officially marking the end of yet another H-1B season. Unlike previous years wherein employers and attorneys were required to prepare and submit complete filings on or about April 1st (when the cap traditionally opened), USCIS... read more →
Jul
10
¿Qué es un cambio de estatus? Generalmente, ciertos ciudadanos extranjeros que están en los Estados Unidos bajo una clasificación de no inmigrante pueden solicitar cambiar estatus a otra clasificación de no inmigrante si cumplen con ciertos requisitos. Esto se denomina “cambio de estatus” y se realiza mediante la presentación de... read more →